Operation PADANG ASSIST
07 October 2009
Water purification and civil engineering team join Op Padang Assist
An Australian Army water purification and civil engineering team arrive on a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 at Padang’s Minangkabau International Airport. Their supplies and equipment were unloaded from the aircraft by a RAAF air load team based at the airport. The soldiers arrived as part of the international humanitarian relief effort to the earthquake affected areas of Sumatra in Indonesia.
Operation Padang Assist commenced on 02 Oct 09 after the Indonesian Government accepted an offer of emergency assistance from Australia following two large earthquakes near the Indonesian Island of Sumatra. The ADF Joint Task Force 629 (JTF629) was established, and is working closely with Indonesian authorities, the Department of Foreign Affairs, AusAID and other agencies, to ensure the emergency relief support is delivered to where it is needed most.
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A skid steer loader drives off the ramp of a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster at Pedang's Minangkabau International Airport.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A United States Air Force forklift assists with the unloading of water purification equipment from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A United States Air Force Air Load Team assists with the unloading of a salt water purification unit from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A United States Air Force Air Load Team assists with the unloading of a salt water purification unit from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A United States Air Force forklift assists with the unloading of water purification equipment from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team unloads a salt water purification unit from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team unloads a salt water purification unit from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team member marshals in a RAAF C-17 Globemaster carrying an Australian Army water purification and civil engineering team.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team unloads a salt water purification unit from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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Refuelling trucks stand by as a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Air Load Team unloads a salt water purification unit from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster.
(Date taken: 06 October 2009)
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A United States Air Force forklift assists with the unloading of water purification equipment from a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster.
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